כלוב

Hebrew

Etymology

The word has cognates in multiple Semitic languages Classical Syriac ܟܘܠܒܫܐ (kalbāšā), Arabic كَلْبِشْ (kalbiš), and Tigrinya [script needed] (karba) and Amharic [script needed] (karabō) with metathesis of the consonant /ɹ/ and /l/. Which are likely related to Ancient Greek κλωβός (klōbós, birdhouse). Compare with Old Armenian կողով (kołov).

Noun

כְּלוּב (kluv) m (plural indefinite כְּלוּבִים, singular construct כְּלוּב־, plural construct כְּלוּבֵי־)

  1. cage
    • Jeremiah 5:27, with translation of the English Standard Version:
      כִּכְלוּב מָלֵא עוֹף כֵּן בָּתֵּיהֶם מְלֵאִים מִרְמָה עַל כֵּן גָּדְלוּ וַיַּעֲשִׁירוּ.
      Like a cage full of birds, their houses are full of deceit; therefore they have become great and rich;
  2. pen: enclosed area for animals.
  3. (archaic) busket
    • Amos 8:2, with translation of the English Standard Version:
      וַיֹּאמֶר מָה אַתָּה רֹאֶה עָמוֹס וָאֹמַר כְּלוּב קָיִץ
      And he said, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.”

Synonyms

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